ISLAMABAD, Jan 4 (EW): Pakistan on Wednesday rejected the “baseless and frivolous” accusations made by Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, calling the Indian official’s tirade a “reflection of growing frustration” over New Dehli’s failure to malign and isolate Islamabad. Earlier this week, the Indian minister made a veiled attack on Pakistan during a press conference in Vienna along …
NEW YORK, Jan 4 (EW): The United Arab Emirates and China called Tuesday for a UN Security Council meeting after Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered Al-Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards in occupied East Jerusalem amid warnings of unrest. The Council is expected to convene on Thursday, diplomats said. The visit drew fierce condemnation across the world, with the …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 4 (EW): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday gave the last chance to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders including its chairman Imran Khan, Asad Umar and Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, to appear before it in the contempt proceedings case, warning arrest warrants against the three would be issued if they failed to comply with the order. The development came …
SHANGHAI, Jan 4 (EW): A senior doctor at one of Shanghai’s top hospitals has said 70 per cent of the megacity’s population may have been infected with Covid-19 during China’s huge surge in cases, state media reported on Tuesday. The steep rise in infections came after years of hardline restrictions were abruptly loosened last month with little warning or …
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (EW): The United States has reiterated that Pakistan has the right to defend itself from terrorism as the South Asian country suffered tremendously from terrorist attacks. US spokesperson commented on the matter as Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that Pakistan may target TTP militants in Afghanistan if the Taliban-led government did not take any action …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 3 (EW): Amid contrasting reports in local media, the country’s top health body rejected such claims about the detection of new Covid variant XBB. In a statement, the National Institute of Health (NIH) Executive Director dismissed all reports surrounding the presence of a new dominant variant of contagious infection. “No cases of a new variant of Covid …
Gold started the new year on a solid note after ending a volatile 2022 largely unchanged, with prices rallying to a more than six-month peak on Tuesday as investors positioned for the Federal Reserve’s latest policy minutes. Spot gold rose 0.8% to $1,838.54 per ounce by 1000 GMT, having hit a high since June 17 last year. US gold …
KARACHI, Jan 3 (FD): Over 1.5 Lac victims of unprecedented floods in Sindh have still been homeless, citing sources ARY News reported on Tuesday. Sources said that 1.562 Lac flood victims in Sindh have been still displaced, six months after the deluge that inflicted huge losses to Pakistan’s economy and every walk of life. “Around 7.238436 flood-hit persons of …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 3 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday, expressing satisfaction over the Covid-19 situation being under control in Pakistan, directed the authorities concerned to ensure the vaccination of children aged 5-12 years on an urgent basis. The prime minister, who chaired the meeting to review the Covid-19 situation in the country, instructed to further improve screening at …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 3 (EW): Defense Minister Khawaja Asif announced on Tuesday that the federal cabinet has approved the National Energy Conservation Plan — a policy aimed at saving energy. Briefing the media after a meeting of the federal cabinet, he said that the timings of wedding halls and markets across the country will be limited to 10pm and 8:30pm …
